What color is #BDBB9D?

#BDBB9D is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Lush. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDBB9D?

The RGB value is 189, 187, 157: 189 red, 187 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDBB9D?

The complementary color is #9D9FBD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDBB9D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.76:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDBB9D color

#BDBB9D rgb(189, 187, 157)

Shades of beige

The hex color #BDBB9D is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 73.3% green and 61.6% blue (189, 187, 157).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 20% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 17% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Lush (#C5BDA0), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.76:1).

#BDBB9D color codes

HEX	`#BDBB9D`
RGB	`rgb(189, 187, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 73.3%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 20%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 17%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 17%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.32, -4.39, 15.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.32, 16.09, 105.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.842, 48.794, 38.948)`
Decimal	`12434333`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDBB9D, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #BDBB9D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDBB9D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #BDBB9D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdbb9d; }
.text { color: #bdbb9d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdbb9d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 187 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdbb9d, #afbd9d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #BDBB9D?: #BDBB9D is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Lush. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDBB9D?: The RGB value is 189, 187, 157: 189 red, 187 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDBB9D?: The complementary color is #9D9FBD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDBB9D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.76:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.